The article. Part 2

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Articles with nouns referring to unique objects the - in most

Articles with nouns referring to unique objects

the - in

most cases

e.g. The whole country belongs to me, with the sky for a roof and the earth for a bed
the universe, the atmosphere, the ground, the horizon, the sea, the moon, the North, the South, the East, the West, etc
BUT: to lie/to go north of France (adverb)

a/an – with a descriptive attribute

e.g. From that height the white houses seemed to be pricked by a great orange sun
In the RHEME of the sentence
e.g. If there was a moon she turned off the lights and would watch it for hours
e.g. He saw a blue sparkling sea dotted with white sails

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Articles with names of substances

Articles with names of substances

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Articles with abstract nouns

Articles with abstract nouns

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We are HOMONYMS MN work - работа nature – природа decision

We are HOMONYMS

MN

work - работа
nature – природа
decision -решимость
beauty - красота
experience

– опыт
These nouns NEVER take the indefinite article
advice/assistance/bliss/ breeding/control/ cunning/evidence/guidance/ health/fun/ information/ luck/money/nature/nonsense/ permission/progress/ trade/ work/ weather

CN

a work - произведение
a nature –натура, характер
a decision- решение
a beauty -красотка
an experience- случай
a time -раз
a light – огонек

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Articles with names of seasons

Articles with names of seasons

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Articles with names of times of the day and night

Articles with names of times of the day and night

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Articles with names of meals

Articles with names of meals

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Articles with nouns SCHOOL, CHURCH, BED, MARKET, etc

Articles with nouns SCHOOL, CHURCH, BED, MARKET, etc

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Articles in set-phrases

Articles in set-phrases

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Articles with proper names

Articles with proper names

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Articles with names of places

Articles with names of places

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Articles with miscellaneous names

Articles with miscellaneous names

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Articles with nouns in some syntactic positions

Articles with nouns in some syntactic positions